About Me

Hello! I'M Falgun Rathod

Managing Director at Cyber Octet Pvt. Ltd. & Cyber Zen Company based in the United States.

Managing Director at Cyber Octet Pvt. Ltd. (Company is listed in Top 25 Promising Cyber Security Companies of India by Silicon India Magazine).
Managing Director at Cyber Zen, cybersecurity services company based in the United States that focuses solely on protecting organizations from evolving cyber threats.
16+ years of experience in Information Security & Cyber Crime Investigation; Consultant for State & National Security – Government Sector.
Certified ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Lead Auditor, Certified ISO 22301 Business Continuity Management Systems Internal Auditor, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certified, Project Management Essentials Certified, Certified ITSM Associate, and Certified ISO/IEC 42001:2023 Artificial Intelligence Management System Lead Auditor.
Author of 2 books, both of which became Amazon Bestsellers.
Listed in Top Ten Certified Ethical Hackers of India (Silicon India).
Listed in Top Ten Cyber Cops of India (India Today Magazine).
Certified achievements in Basic and Advance Security in field by United Nations (Department of Safety and Security).
Certified 100W – Operational Security (OPSEC) for Control Systems by Homeland Security, US Department of Defence and ICS-CERT.
Certified 210W – Cybersecurity for Industrial Control Systems by Homeland Security, US Department of Defence and ICS-CERT.
Mentor at BugsXploration – India’s first platform for Bug Bounty and Training.
Chief Guest and Keynote Speaker to HACKATHON 2012.
Invited as guest in various colleges for FDP’s & events.
Chapter Leader at Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP).
Invited Member of International Cyber Threat Task Force.
Member of Cyber Security Forum Initiative.
Speaker at Club Hack 2012.
Member of Data Security Council of India (DSCI) – Ahmedabad Chapter.
First Indian to be featured on the cover page of Pen Test Magazine.
Article and paper reviewer at David Publisher Journal.
Covered in almost 6 state news channels and 30+ newspapers and magazines.
Researcher on Social Engineering and Smart Grid Security.
External guide to PhD candidates.
Invited as delegate to Securing Gujarat International Conference.
Invited speaker in 20 universities and 150+ colleges for talks on Ethical Hacking and Cyber Security.
Solved 250+ cases of internet threats, cyber frauds, social networking issues, and cybercrimes.
Completed 400+ projects covering Web Application VA, Network PT, ISO 27001, BCP & DRP, Malware Analysis, Data Theft Protection, Privacy and Securing Critical Assets, Configuration Management of Devices & Tools, Project Management of Application Development, and ITIL.

Under Falgun's leadership, the company has been listed amongst the Top 25 Promising Cyber Security Companies of India by the prestigious Silicon India Magazine. In addition, they have been listed in the Top 10 Cyber Cops of India by the India Today Magazine, in the Top 10 Certified Hackers of India, by yet again, Silicon India, and endowed with such other accolades.

Capabilities

Vulnerability Management for Network / Web / Mobile / API / IoT / OT
Code Review
Secure Software Development Lifecycle
Threat Management
Security Operation Center Management (EDR / XDR / MDR / SIEM)
Risk Management
Infrastructure Security Audits
ISO 20000 Implementation & Audits

ISO 27001 Implementation & Audits
Cloud Security
Digital Forensics & Incident Response
Data Protection & Privacy
GDPR / PCI-DSS / HIPAA / CCPA Compliance Audits & Implementation
OSINT & Cyber Threat Intelligence
Project Management
BCP & DRP, Cloud Security Assessment (Azure & AWS)
Training experience on the above-mentioned subjects

Professional Skills

Application Security

Ethical Hacking

OWASP

Internet Security

Cyber Security

Vulnerability Management

Digital Forensics

Cyber Defense

Intrusion Detection

Cybercrime Investigation

Interpersonal Skills

Thought Leadership

Leadership

Management

Industry Knowledge

Network Security

Information Security Management

Vulnerability Assessment

Firewalls

Counterterrorism

Security Audits

ISO 27001

Counterterrorism

Cloud Computing

Our Services

Trainings

Our main aim is to provide a unique training program that decrease the gap between freshers looking for a professional career and the knowledge requirements by professional companies hiring freshers.

Our approach is unique in offering our trainees the best course structure with unique training programs having seamless assignments, tasks and R&D’s scheduled in their full day training structure and have the benefits of technology specific practical approach of current industries.

Academic Seminars And Workshops

We deliver seminars on different subjects of IT Cyber Security in order to provide the Scope and Industry oriented knowledge.

Workshops include comprehensive and hands on training on Subjects of IT specialized in Cyber Security.

Workshops delivered on following subjects

Ethical Hacking & Cyber Security
AI & IOT
Advance Level Programming

Corporate Trainings

Developers and security analysts are increasingly becoming involved in application security initiatives. Managers need to understand both the technical nature of their teams’ involvement with security initiatives as well as the business case for performing activities.

The organization must define application security requirements for each application based on understanding of the threat model for the business.

We at Cyber Octet provides

Services

Secure Product Development – Web & Mobile Apps
Configuration management for critical devices
Web Application VA & PT
Mobile Application VA & PT
Network VA & PT
IT Infrastructure Security Assessment
IT Security Managed Services
ISO 27001 – ISMS Implementation, Internal Audit and Surveillance Audits
Enterprise Security and Policies Development
SOC – Development and Management
Malware Analysis
Investigation of Complex Cyber Crime
Open Source Intelligence as a Service
ISO 27001
GDRP, Data Protection
SOC Management

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300+

Cases of Internet Threats, Cyber Frauds Social Networking and Cybercrimes

400+

Completed Projects covers Web Application VA, Network PT, ISO 27001, BCP & DRP, Malware Analysis, Data Theft Protection, Privacy & Securing Critical Assets, Configuration Management of Devices & Tools, Project Management of Application Development, ITIL

50+

Covered in almost 50 State News Channels and 10+ Newspapers and Magazines

170+

Guest Lecturer to Colleges for Ethical Hacking & Cyber Security

Journey

Let me take you to my journey

2010

Found vulnerabilities in Government Portal and other Web Applications reported to CERT-IN

It was all started by self learning and was able to find vulnerabilities in top applications including governments successfully reported to CERT-IN.

2010

Consulted Central Government Security Agencies

At very Young age I was Consultant to One of the most premier Security Agency of India and Secured their Infrastructure as well

2010

Speaker at Club Hack

First Paper ever in India on Security in Smart Grid was presented in India's own Cyber Security Conference- ClubHack

2011

Founder Cyber Octet

After an experience of more than 3 years from Finance, Retail, Marketing and then IT Security, I founded Cyber Octet which was the Only Training Institution of that time for Advanced Cyber Security Subjects

2012

Incorporated As Cyber Octet Private Limited

With Successful 1 Year , With belief and Blessings Cyber Octet is then corporated with Ministry of Corporate Affairs.

2012

Chief Guest and Keynote Speaker to HATCON

2012

First Indian to be Featured on Cover Page of Pen Test Magazin

Became the First Indian to be on the Cover Page of International Cyber Security Magazine i.e. Pen Test and Auditing Standards based in Poland, Paper was on Social Engineering

2012